ICC seeks external probe into misconduct claims against chief prosecutor
Karim Khan denies allegations of sexual misconduct and says he will continue his duties.
Gunfire hits Spirit Airlines flight approaching Port-au-Prince, Haiti
The main international airport in Haiti’s capital is closed after the plane is diverted to the Dominican Republic.
Hundreds hospitalised in Pakistan as smog reaches record levels
Hundreds of people have been hospitalised following days of record-breaking smog in the Pakistani city of Lahore.
Wildfires spread in New York, New Jersey, prompting health advisories
The blaze kills one parks employee and prompts air quality alerts. Meanwhile California wildfire semi-contained.
Far-right Israeli minister orders preparations for West Bank annexation
Israel’s Finance Minister Smotrich hopes US President-elect Trump will support plan to annex occupied West Bank in 2025.
Israel’s Smotrich orders prep work for annexation of occupied West Bank
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says he has ordered preparations for the annexation of the occupied West Bank.
COP29 opens for talks on climate funding
The United Nations climate summit has kicked off in Azerbaijan.
Will COP29 yield a viable agreement on climate change?
Delegates gather in Azerbaijan for UN climate conference.
Zelenskyy says Ukraine up against 50,000-strong force in Russia’s Kursk
Ukraine launched a surprise incursion into the Russian border region in August.
No, Trump will not be worse than Biden for Palestine and the Middle East
That is because the Biden administration simply continued the first Trump administration’s foreign policy in the region.